Title :
Spaceborne radar measurements of vertical rainfall velocity: the non-uniform beam filling considerations
Author :
Tanelli, Simone ; Im, Eastwood ; Durden, Stephen L. ; Facheris, Luca ; Giuli, Dino ; Haddad, Ziad S. ; Smith, Eric A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettronica, Firenze Univ., Italy
Abstract :
In this paper, the characteristics of the Doppler power spectrum observed by a spaceborne precipitation radar, under non uniform beam filling (NUBF) conditions is presented, and the expected performance of some standard Doppler estimators and that of a new inversion technique are investigated and compared
Keywords :
Doppler radar; atmospheric techniques; inverse problems; meteorological radar; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; Doppler estimators; Doppler power spectrum; NUBF condition; inversion technique; nonuniform beam filling considerations; spaceborne precipitation radar; spaceborne radar measurements; vertical rainfall velocity; Doppler radar; Filling; Geometry; Meteorological radar; Propulsion; Radar antennas; Satellite antennas; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976598
